"Get Dancin'" is a song written by

Bob Crewe Robert Stanley Crewe (November 12, 1930 – September 11, 2014) was an American songwriter, dancer, singer, manager, and record producer. Crewe co-wrote and produced a string of Top 10 singles with Bob Gaudio for the Four Seasons. As a songw ...

and

Kenny Nolan Kenneth "Kenny" Nolan (born September 30, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter from Los Angeles. He is best remembered for the 1976–77 song " I Like Dreamin'", which he wrote and performed; it reached No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 an ...

and performed by Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes, led by Monti Rock III. The song was produced by Bob Crewe and arranged by Bruce Miller. The song was featured on their 1975 album, ''Disco Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes Review''. It reached #1 on the US Disco chart, #3 on the

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, #8 on the UK Singles Chart, #8 in

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, #10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, #19 in

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, and #32 on the US R&B chart in 1974. The single ranked #100 on ''Billboard's'' Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1975. Monti Rock III, calling himself Disco Tex, tells the audience that despite the troubles in the world, they should dance and enjoy themselves. As the song ends, he thanks the audience for their applause. It appears they want him to do an encore of the song. At first, he protests. "I am tired, I can't, I'm exhausted" he tells the audience, adding that his wig is wet from perspiration. But they continue to chant and he begins the song again. The single (which is essentially Part 1) lasts 3.20 and fades after the words "My chiffon is wet, darling". The complete version (Parts 1 and 2) lasts 7.15.

Chart history

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

In popular culture

The song is featured on two episodes of ''

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'', season 2's “ Bart vs. Thanksgiving” where Homer listens to a

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on the radio where the song is covered by Hooray for Everything (a parody of

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) and season 12's " I'm Going to Praiseland", where it plays in Disco Stu's fantasy Heaven.

Other versions

* Van McCoy and The Soul City Symphony released a version of the song in 1975 as the

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to the UK release of " The Hustle". It was featured on their 1975 album, ''

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''. *

Sandy Nelson Sander Lloyd Nelson (December 1, 1938 – February 14, 2022) was an American drummer. Nelson, one of the best-known rock and modern jazz drummers of the late 1950s and early 1960s, had several solo instrumental Top 40 hits and released over 30 ...

released a version of the song as the B-side to the 1975 Australian single "Blue Eyed Soul".Sandy Nelson, "Blue Eyed Soul" single release
Retrieved August 18, 2016.

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1974 songs 1974 debut singles Songs written by Bob Crewe Songs written by Kenny Nolan Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes songs Sandy Nelson songs Song recordings produced by Bob Crewe {{1970s-single-stub